ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,202, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS INC. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
"Vaporizing unit with dry wick indication" was invented by Nathan Andrew Terry (Lowman, Idaho) and Noah Mark Minskoff (Palo Alto, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A personal vapor inhaling unit is disclosed. An electronic flameless vapor inhaler unit that may simulate a cigarette has a cavity that receives a cartridge in the distal end of the inhaler unit. The cartridge brings a substance to be vaporized in contact with a wick. When the unit is activated, and the user provides suction, the substance to be vaporized is drawn out of the cart...